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[Note: Dwight is on vacation through this week. Technology Bytes host Peter Hughes will be handling the linkposts while he’s out out.] Hospital calculates return on iPad investment at nine days – Forbes writer Dan Munro has an interesting piece telling the story of a hospital that deployed iPads and saw a return on investment in nine days. Zynga lays off 18% …

• A better, brighter Flickr – Neglected for years by Yahoo, Flickr springs back to life with a dramatically beautiful redesign. All users get 1 terabyte of free storage, all images are displayed at full resolution and there’s a new Android app. Is it enough to lure you back to Flickr? And What’s the difference …

• Yahoo Tumblrs for Cool: Board Approves $1.1 Billion Deal as Expected – The deal is expected to be announced as early as today. And Yahoo! and Tumblr: It’s About Display, Streams & Native at Scale [Update: And the deal is done.] • Why Yahoo Doesn’t Think Tumblr Has a Porn Problem – Tumblr only …

• Yahoo Board to Meet Sunday to Consider $1.1 Billion, All-Cash Deal to Acquire Tumblr – If the deal goes through, it will be announced on Monday. • If Yahoo Buys Tumblr, What Will It Do With All That Porn? – Tumblr doesn’t just tolerate porn – it welcomes it, and is one reason the …

In the wake of numerous infiltrations of prominent Twitter accounts, the company has asked news organizations using the service to step up their security. The company went so far as to suggest publications designate a single computer just for Twitter use. The company failed, however, to offer any new security tools of its own. Recent episodes like …

• My two-week review of Google Glass: it all depends on the price – Robert Scoble says he’ll never live a day in his life from now on without Google Glass. Scoble is a notorious abuser of hyperbole, but he makes a strong case for Glass as a disruptive technology. But Google chairman admits Google …

• The Bearer of BadNews – A new type of malware has found its way in to the Google Play store, masquerading as an ad network in 32 different applications that have been downloaded millions of times. • Several CBS Twitter accounts hijacked by Syrian conflict propagandists (update) – Accounts for “60 Minutes” and “48 …

• Electronic attacks hit two-thirds of energy companies in study – A new study indicates energy companies are a favorite target of hackers, facing more targeted attacks than other industries. • Under proposed bill, ‘conspiring’ to violate US computer laws could be punished as if act was committed – It’s an attempt to tough hacking …

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